I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 356 Zhou Deng vs. Boss Liu, the tough folks of Taiping Town
"I didn't turn into a gorilla, which means the store manager here is not the real store manager. My previous memory was tampered with, and because this virtual game was placed in Taiping Town, I accidentally entered the virtual game and entered the timeline of that year?"

After the Ghost Lake flooded the ancient town of Taiping, the elderly people in the town had nothing to do and no idea how to spend their free time.

Fortunately, He Yiner was very nice to their elders and told them what happened in the Peace Hotel as a story.

They also listened very carefully, so they are very familiar with the virtual games that have become popular recently.

It is no secret that the virtual game of "Store Manager" is based on past stories, so Boss Liu also began to doubt his past.

"I can't show any abnormality. This is the key to regaining my memory. I just don't know if they have come back. After all..."

Boss Liu's eyes turned to the young He Liansheng.

He Liansheng was also looking in his direction, or rather, looking at Zhou Deng, but when Boss Liu looked over, he also noticed Boss Liu's eyes.

Feelings!

Pity!

Rejoice!

joy!

All these complicated situations made the young He Liansheng a little confused. He thought to himself, "Why does this kid look at me like I'm dead?"

They both grew up in Taiping Town, and have a close relationship, with many interactions between them.

However, there were two outsiders present and he didn't have time to have a good chat with Boss Liu.

Zhou Deng was not idle. The two Lius behind him were too scary. If he continued to stay, he might be the first player to leave the game tonight.

run away?

He had just fought with Boss Liu, who was a supernatural being who could change the distance. If he really wanted to escape now, he could do so, but the price he would have to pay would be too high and it would not be worth it.

Moreover, he also wanted to test it out.

So he quickly ran to Lin Yuan, and no one stopped him. This made him have some exciting guesses in his mind.

When he was two meters away from Lin Yuan, Zhou Deng wanted to get closer, but seeing Lin Yuan's gentle eyes, he subconsciously stopped and said with a wry smile: "Boss Lin?"

As a GM, Lin Yuan did not want the fact that he personally participated to be exposed.

Moreover, it is impossible for him to do it directly. This is a means for him to pursue the truth of Taiping Ancient Town. He Liansheng's body after death and the living Boss Liu are both anchors he uses to locate himself.

no way.

Although he can control Shen Lin at any time and use Shen Lin's supernatural powers to go back to the past, he also has his limits, and this limit is not even as far as Shen Lin's.

So he could only use this method to get around it.

Using the memories of the living in Taiping Ancient Town as an anchor, we simulate and locate the stories that once happened here, especially the situation inside the ghost bank.

He hadn't thought about meeting these four players, but Zhou Deng was good at hiding.

Without Lin Yuan deliberately trying to find out where they were, Zhou Deng actually appeared in front of him, although he was blasted out by someone.

If you want to conceal your identity, you can only... be a guest NPC.

"Do you know me?" Lin Yuan's face was full of surprise. His expression was absolutely real, without any trace of acting.

The main focus is on truth.

Zhou Deng stared at Lin Yuan's face intently, but could not find anything wrong. His guess became clearer and clearer:
"Wow! It turns out that the store manager is not a real person, but a figure from at least 40 or 50 years ago. He even appeared in Taiping Ancient Town? Sure enough, Professor Wang's guess in one direction was correct. Although the store manager was revived recently, he is an even older existence. I just don't know why he did this. He actually let people go back to the past to play some virtual game. Is he trying to change some events or eliminate some regrets?"

Virtual games are based on reality and are stories that happen in reality without the players' participation in making changes.

This had already been confirmed after the previous rounds of games.

At that time, Wang Xiaoming proposed a hypothesis:
If the time span of the virtual game could be extended to the Republic of China period, or even to several dynasties further back, it would be of great strategic significance for them to learn more about the history of the supernatural!

No one believes that the supernatural is a product unique to the modern era.

However, this statement was not recognized by many people. In fact, when Wang Xiaoming proposed this idea, he was still being punished by the "store manager" for the blind date incident in Dajing City. Some people thought that Wang Xiaoming was deliberately exaggerating something and wanted to make the headquarters hostile to the Peace Hotel or even take action.

But now?
At least in Zhou Deng's opinion, Wang Xiaoming's direction was not wrong, and he might even have touched upon some truth!

Thinking of this, Zhou Deng's heartbeat began to speed up and his face flushed slightly.

Lin Yuan didn't have the ability to read minds, so he naturally didn't know what Zhou Deng was thinking. However, this kid's behavior was too weird, which made him feel uncomfortable and even unhappy.

"I don't remember dealing with thieves. Did you recognize the wrong person?"

Old Liu and Boss Liu have come to Old He and He Liansheng. Although Old Liu is not clear about Lin Yuan's identity, he felt a strong fear from the moment he saw Lin Yuan.

Looking at Lao He's expression again, he confirmed his guess.

If Lin Yuan really knew Zhou Deng and wanted to protect Zhou Deng, he decided to make a temporary compromise. After all, Zhou Deng had never successfully stolen anything from his store.

But when he heard Lin Yuan deny his relationship with Zhou Deng, Old Liu sneered, "Why don't you catch this thief? He dared to steal in our town. He must be tired of living."

After hearing this, Boss Liu prepared to step forward.

He has now adapted to his own identity and must not let anyone know that he is from decades later...except for his father whose identity has already been revealed.

At this time, the people were tough.

Even if it is an ordinary small mountain village, if people are really pissed off, it can still pull out a team that can and dares to fight, or even a well-equipped guerrilla force.

Taiping Town, as a place of refuge for the supernatural, has further promoted this style.

Otherwise, if they were too weak, they would not be qualified to hold the big market every few days, and it would have been robbed and stolen by outsiders long ago.

Zhou Deng was not the first person to come to Taiping Town Old Street to steal things, and no one had ever successfully stolen anything here before!
This precedent cannot be set!

Zhou Deng suddenly became anxious. He let the smart people think about the past and history. He just wanted to keep living.

He didn't even get 1 point. If he died like this, wouldn't it be too much of a loss?

"Boss Lin, Boss Lin, I've eaten at your restaurant before! It's the Peace Hotel. I've been there many times. Don't you recognize me?"

This kid is quite quick-witted.

Lin Yuan nodded secretly, but he was now playing the role of an NPC, so he pretended to be silent, and then said: "I can't remember. But even if you are a customer of my store and steal something here, you can't ask me to protect you, right?"

Zhou Deng was stunned.

But what Lin Yuan said made a lot of sense.

The relationship he established was just that between a restaurant owner and a regular customer, not a relative or friend. It didn't make sense for him to ask someone to protect him after he stole something.

unless……

Seeing that Boss Liu was ready to make a move, Zhou Deng quickly said, "I didn't mean to do this. I just heard there was a market here so I came to see if there was anything I could trade. Boss Lin, as long as you are willing to save me, I can pay a high price. You can have as many supernatural items as you want!"

"You are so arrogant that you even want to bring some supernatural items. Take a good look at your body. Does it look like it can hold supernatural items?" Old Liu sneered.

Zhou Deng was only wearing a single set of clothes, and his pockets were empty, which certainly didn't look like they could hold supernatural items.

But Zhou Deng was not panicked at all.

He was not speaking to the "store manager" in the game, but to the "store manager" in reality who controls the entire game.

meaning is:

GM, I want to spend money!
He just didn't believe that he had the ability to be a kryptonian - even if it was only temporary, couldn't he become a kryptonian?

Lin Yuan understood what Zhou Deng meant, but unfortunately, he remained indifferent.

Want to be a kryptonian?

Sorry, this is a free game, and the main focus is on technology. You can't make up for the difference in strength by spending money!

Besides, they are just a few supernatural items, Lin Yuan is not that interested in them.

If this kid really destroys the balance of this game, he can even send this kid back to reality with his own hands.

If Lin Yuan didn't need a few catfish, he wouldn't have turned this into a virtual game.

Seeing that Zhou Deng failed to impress Lin Yuan, Old Liu had no scruples and signaled Boss Liu to take action. Boss Liu knew that Zhou Deng was a player of virtual games, but he did not hesitate.

He Yiner said that players can cause great damage when they enter the game.

Moreover, players also need to kill ghost riders and imprison evil ghosts to gain points. In other words, all the ghost riders in Taiping Town are the players' targets, including himself.

Boss Liu would never allow himself to be disturbed by this group of players before he could even have a good chat with his father after finally coming back.

So, he acted very directly.

Zhou Deng didn't hesitate and took out a special mask and put it on.

The mask was very strange, like a human skin, but also like a strange face. After putting on the mask, Zhou Deng seemed like a different person, strange and creepy, as if a ghost was reviving.

Boss Liu changed the distance between him and Zhou Deng. Although there was a distance of several meters between them, he just raised his hand and accurately grabbed Zhou Deng's neck. Huh?
Boss Liu's expression was slightly tense. "A human skin mask that can turn a person into a ghost? It's a great thing. It's a pity that not all ghosts can run wild here."

Boss Liu continued to use his abilities.

Now that it has been confirmed that this is the world of a virtual game, he will not hold back at all, and Zhou Deng, who has temporarily acquired the identity of a ghost, also feels it.

My body felt as if it was being torn apart... No, not torn apart, but the distance between various parts of my body seemed to be increasing.

That's right, the distance increases.

In a short period of time, Zhou Deng grew a lot bigger and looked like a blown-up balloon.

There was no expression on the human skin mask. Zhou Deng used his hand, which had turned into a steamed bun, to grab Boss Liu's hand, but unfortunately his movements were too slow.

Or maybe it was Boss Liu who reacted too quickly.

The distance between this hand and Boss Liu's hand also increased. It was unknown how much, but it made Zhou Deng's hand seem to be suspended in mid-air.

"You want to kill me like this? How naive."

A cold voice sounded, and the light on the already dim street, with Zhou Deng as the center, dimmed even more. Zhou Deng's figure was also looming and not very clear.

Ghostland?

Boss Liu felt that his hands were empty and Zhou Deng's figure was no longer in his sight, so he withdrew his hand and strode over.

The ghost domain Zhou Deng used was quite powerful, otherwise he would not have been able to block Boss Liu's attack so easily.

However, Boss Liu did not hesitate and walked directly into Zhou Deng's ghost domain. The young He Liansheng beside him asked, "Uncle Liu, when did he control the evil spirit? Why didn't we discover it before?"

Lao He also looked over, his eyes full of scrutiny.

Old Liu took out a dry cigarette from his arms, lit it, took a puff, and exhaled a breath of foul air. The air did not dissipate, but instead floated towards Zhou Deng's ghost realm and merged into it.

"I don't know either. As soon as he came back today, I noticed his changes, but at least before today, he was just an ordinary person."

The expressions of Old He and Young He Liansheng changed slightly.

The old street of Taiping Town is inhabited by ghost riders, but they are different from modern ghost riders. They have their own heritage and will not take their chances like headless flies. Only by not dying can they be qualified to survive, and they have to fight hard.

With the elders leading the way, the younger generation also has options for their own path.

The same is true for Boss Liu's home, but now Boss Liu was able to control the evil spirit so suddenly, and it seemed that he was using it very skillfully, it didn't look like he had just controlled an evil spirit.

In addition, someone broke into the old street tonight, and this scary and ignorant so-called Peace Hotel manager Lin Yuan, it seemed weird no matter how you looked at it.

"Someone is targeting Taiping Town!"

Old He, Old Liu, and the young version of He Liansheng all had this thought in their minds at the same time, and the one who seems to have this ability now should be...

Lin Yuan noticed the gazes of these three people, but did not care. He just looked in the direction where Zhou Deng was.

One minute!

The ghostland dissipated, and Boss Liu walked out, holding Zhou Deng, who seemed to be unconscious, and said, "The person has been arrested. What should we do with him?"

"Lock him up first. Tomorrow morning, notify the law enforcement team in Zhongzhou City and have them take this thief away for investigation to see if he has a criminal record. Then, sentence him accordingly."

Old Liu gave his opinion, but it was obvious that young He Liansheng had his own ideas about this. However, when he saw that Old He didn't say anything, he just endured it.

But I felt a little confused.

Although their Taiping Town is under the jurisdiction of Zhongzhou City, the world of ghost riders is separate from the world of ordinary people. In situations like this where ghost riders are causing trouble and ordinary people are not involved, the ghost riders usually handle the situation on their own.

The old street in the town also has its own set of operating rules, so there is no need to go through the trouble of handing Zhou Deng over.

So, it’s because of this Lin Yuan?
"The accident has been dealt with. I wonder if you two can agree to my request and introduce me to the owner of the money house? I want to discuss some business with him." Lin Yuan brought the topic back on track.

The ghost bank is the fundamental reason why he came here.

If he didn't need the memories of He Liansheng and Boss Liu as an anchor, he wouldn't have to be so polite and could have just used violence to break the situation.

Unfortunately, the time he traveled through placed too many limitations on his ability to explore past history.

Lao He sighed, "I don't know what grudge you have with Xiao Shen, Boss Lin, but his wife just died and he's in a bad mood. Can you be understanding and at least let him relax for one night?"

What Lin Yuan needs is He Liansheng, not Lao He.

However, the young He Liansheng obviously regarded Old He as his main friend. Since Old He said so, he agreed and just treated it as a game.

Since I have to live there, I definitely cannot live in He Liansheng’s house.

"Give this kid to me, and you take Boss Lin to the store to settle him down. Don't neglect the customers." The young He Liansheng took the unconscious Zhou Deng and winked at Boss Liu at an angle that Lin Yuan couldn't see.

Boss Liu understood what he meant and nodded, "Don't worry, I know. Boss Lin, please follow me, I'll take you to the store."

Lin Yuan said: "Okay."

After a few steps, Lin Yuan followed Boss Liu to the Liu family's inheritance hotel.

This is not much different from Boss Liu's store on Ghost Street in real life, except that it is newer and more popular, and it feels like it is inhabited by living people all year round.

After watching the two people enter the house, Lao Liu asked, "Who is this Boss Lin?"

"I heard that he opened a Peace Hotel, but there is not enough information about other things. You have to be careful. I always feel that he has bad intentions. And Xiao Shen, he is also primarily responsible for the death of his wife. He is blaming himself now, but his condition is not good. I am worried that something will go wrong. It has been a turbulent time recently!" Lao He sighed.

Old Liu snorted coldly, "He still has the nerve to blame himself? In my opinion, he should take out his ghost and let some obedient descendants inherit it, including this bank..."

"Okay! We are not bandits, so let's not say any more. The money house is of great significance, and we can't act recklessly because of this matter. We have to at least wait until the market opens tomorrow. And that Lin Yuan, you have to keep an eye on him, I'm worried that he will secretly go to the money house to find Xiao Shen at night. This man is very dangerous, maybe he has some relationship with Xiao Shen's wife, and he's here to seek justice." Lao Bao reminded.

Lao Liu's face changed slightly. "If that's the case, it will be troublesome. But don't worry, as long as he enters my store, he can't come out without my permission."

"do not mind."

Lao He gave a reminder, but he obviously recognized Lao Liu's confidence. After all, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. The reason why their Taiping Ancient Town has been able to survive to this day is that they have never relied on compromise.

Old Liu nodded and glanced at the young He Liansheng.

He Liansheng smiled and said, "I'll go see if there's anything I can do to help."

"Asheng is very smart. You will have a successor in the future." Old Liu said with emotion.

Old He looked calm and said, "The matter between Xiao Shen and the little girl is over. The bank is very important to us. After the market opens tomorrow, if Xiao Shen still can't recover, we will go and talk to him together."

Lao Liu asked: "Should we take him with us..."

"No! Something went wrong there. He's not in the right condition right now. If we let him go, there's no telling what might happen. Let's wait until things are sorted out there. Stability is the most important thing."

After hearing what Lao He said, Lao Liu could only nod in agreement.

Taiping Town does not have a mayor, but most of the people are responsible for guarding the ancestral hall. Lao He is the keeper of the ancestral hall and can be considered a village elder.

His words have great influence.

Seeing that he had convinced Lao Liu, Lao He continued, "It's a pity for those young men who carried the coffin tonight. I'm going to visit their homes and give them some gifts so as not to chill their hearts. You should be careful. If the three young men who escaped come to cause trouble again, don't hold back. There have been too many accidents tonight. It's a time of trouble."

"That's no problem, but I'm afraid I can't handle it alone, so you have to find some help for me." Lao Liu reminded.

Lao He did not refuse, "Okay, I'll go see if the two old guys in the paper-making shop and the tailor shop are asleep."

In the small hotel, Boss Liu was taking Lin Yuan upstairs and introducing his own hotel. However, from his expression, it was clear that his mind was not on this at all.

Lin Yuan followed behind him and suddenly asked, "Do you know me too?"

Boss Liu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said with a smile: "I've heard people talk about the Peace Hotel. I know the food there is delicious, and the entertainment is also very rich. And Boss Lin, you are also very generous, kind and charitable, and have a good reputation..."

A series of flattering words came out of his mouth without cost, and the main point was one word:

Flattery!
What, these are three words?
In the world of flattery, that’s just one word!

He Liansheng, who had just followed in, stumbled and looked at Boss Liu who was going upstairs in surprise, as if he had just gotten to know his "little friend" again.

Boss Liu happened to walk to the corner and saw He Liansheng's expression as if he had seen a ghost. The ingratiating smile on his face froze.

This scene was very interesting, and Lin Yuan also found it very amusing.

"He Liansheng's consciousness was stolen back through Shen Lin's spiritual power after his death. Boss Liu is him. It seems that the two of them were good friends before."

Lin Yuan looked at the two of them meaningfully. The first one to react was Boss Liu. He greeted He Liansheng and continued to take Lin Yuan upstairs.

This hotel is family-friendly.

Boss Liu and his son's house is also here. There are only seven or eight rooms on the second floor. They are all in the rural style of forty or fifty years ago, and the doors are all made of wood.

However, surprisingly, the business here is particularly good.

Several rooms were basically occupied, and Boss Liu took Lin Yuan directly to the innermost room, "Boss Lin, this is the best room in the store."

Lin Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "Come to the Peace Hotel when you have time. I will prepare the best room for you then."

(End of this chapter)